Download Song to Celia - Mayfield City Schools

SONG TO CELIA
By: Mikayla, Jenny, Claudbang
SONG TO CELIA
BY: BEN JONSON
Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I’ll not look for wine.
The thirst that from the soul doth rise
Doth ask a drink divine;
But might I of Jove’s nectar sup,
I would not change for thine.
I sent thee late a rosy wreath,
Not so much honoring thee
As giving it a hope, that there
It could not withered be.
But thou thereon didst only breathe,
And sent’st it back to me;
Since when it grows, and smells, I swear,
Not of itself, but thee.
THE FIRST STANZA
Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I’ll not look for wine.
The thirst that from the soul doth rise
Doth ask a drink divine;
But might I of Jove’s nectar sup,
I would not change for thine.
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He is telling Celia to say hello to him rather then saying cheers 1-2
He is telling her all he needs is her love rather then alcohol 3-4
He needs her to help his thirsty soul witch water and alcohol could not help 5-6
Jove is another name for the Greek god Zeus 7-8
THE SECOND STANZA
I sent thee late a rosy wreath,
Not so much honoring thee
As giving it a hope, that there
It could not withered be.
But thou thereon didst only breathe,
And sent’st it back to me;
Since when it grows, and smells, I swear,
Not of itself, but thee.
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He moves on to tell his relationship with the girl 9-12
He believes she's Devine
breathed on the wreath before she sent it back 13-14
He knows that Celia must have breathed on the wreath "since” it grows it smells like her
instead of flowers 15-16
PORTRAYED
The Man is betrayed as loving He sends her a
wreath
 He would rather be with her then drink with the
Gods
 He believes she is Devine
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MOTIVATION
“Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine”
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He only has eyes on her beautiful self
“But thou thereon didst only breathe,
And sent’st it back to me”
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He is exited she is showing love back to him
WOMEN SOCIETY
He respects them
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2.
He tries wooing her instead of just getting with
her
“I sent thee late a rosy wreath”
ARTICLE
The Article talks about what my group and I
talked about, it brakes down how the poem is
meant to be read and each line it talks about
how he feels about her. The poem just talks
about his love for her and how he wants the
love to keep going but she turns him down.
VOCAB
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Jove - another name for the Greek god Zeus 7-8
Didst – past of do
 doth- third person singular present of do
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